Former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has called for the arrest and prosecution of persons involved in acts of violence in the Talensi by-election.<\/p>\n
The First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay and his entourage were attacke<\/span><\/a><\/strong>d<\/a><\/strong><\/span> during the election.<\/p>\n There have also been reports of attacks on members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the area.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”JJ7rdsL3n1Ikzql5etiYe7NsnXNIEY3O”]Several supporters and some executives of both parties were injured in the process.<\/p>\n Former President Rawlings, in a statement tasked law enforcement agencies to \u201cact with dispatch to apprehend all those known to have participated in acts of violence, assault, shooting and vandalism\u201d since the matter is of \u201cgrave concern.\u201d<\/p>\n He further emphasized the need for a \u201cstrong message to be sent to persons intent on institutionalizing violence, especially during election periods.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe security agencies should enforce the law without fear or favour and without any political bias whatsoever,\u201d the former President stated.<\/p>\n Results<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile results from the Talensi by-election have started trickling in.<\/p>\n Below are some results from various areas:<\/p>\n Tongo Catholic polling station<\/strong><\/p>\n NPP – 135<\/p>\n NDC- 67<\/p>\n PNC- 24<\/p>\n Tongo-Beo\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NPP – 123<\/p>\n NDC – 84<\/p>\n PNC – 0<\/p>\n Tongo\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NDC-141<\/p>\n PNC – 60<\/p>\n NPP- 154<\/p>\n PPP – 1<\/p>\n NVP – 1<\/p>\n Santeng\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NPP- 20<\/p>\n NDC- 47<\/p>\n PNC – 0<\/p>\n Tengzuk Primary A<\/strong><\/p>\n NDC – 238<\/p>\n NPP – 29<\/p>\n PNC – 4<\/p>\n PPP – 2<\/p>\n Tengzuk Primary B<\/strong><\/p>\n NDC- 274<\/p>\n NPP – 28<\/p>\n PNC – 2<\/p>\n PPP- 2<\/p>\n Tomgobeo\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n NPP – 82<\/p>\n NDC – 79<\/p>\n PPP – 3<\/p>\n PNC – 19<\/p>\n NVP – 1<\/p>\n GFP – 1<\/p>\n <\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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